Is it safe to drink snow after it is melted?

Question

I live in the mdiwest, there is no pollution here.

Answer 1

Sometimes it is the only source of water. As snow falls through the air it cleans the air. Therefore it contains dirt. There really is no place today that does not have pollution. It comes in from other places. We did air pollution studies near my school and although there were areas of greater pollution, all areas had some.
It is not all that bad to drink it. We used to use it to put hot maple syrup on it as we made the syrup.

Answer 2

Unfortunately there is so much pollution in our air and the clouds that the snow fell from could have picked pollution up somewhere else to be on the safe side you should not drink melted snow. You also need to consider bacteria from the ground it fell on, run off from another bacteria or pollution source.

Answer 3

you are able to yet you need to be very careful about it because ingesting snow or ingesting melted educate will introduce an effective volume of very chilly water into your equipment. in case you do not have each and each and every of the kit had to keep you warmth you would finally end up reducing your center body temperature and doing more beneficial harm then solid. it is more beneficial advantageous to fill a cantine with snow and keep it on the fringe of your body till the snow melts and then drink it at the same time as it is hotter yet do not attempt this any more beneficial then you quite ought to.

Answer 4

No not any more the atmosphere is far too contaminated
they have found acid rain in the north pole the contaminants coming from north America by the winds
and the same winds carry contaminants all over the world

read Heavens breath by Lyal Watson a fascinating book

Answer 5

Depends on where it came form.. if it was on the ground and any animals could have defecated or urinated on or around it, if any of the gorund was contaminated by anything

If its pure snow and not acidic.. and it was captured in a clean environment it would be safe

Answer 6

I think there is pollution pretty much everywhere these days. Maybe some areas may not have as much, but I would caution you against ingesting anything that isn't properly filtered.

Answer 7

polution is only one factor there is bacteria everywhere if you have to drink it first melt it then strain it then boil it removing any impurities it should then be safe for consumption


ps stray clear of red yellow black or brown snow

Answer 8

Just make sure it isn't yellow!

You should be fine. Just make sure it's not coming from near a road because those ice-melting chemicals are nasty.

Answer 9

Unless someome peed on it

Answer 10

Yes. It's only ice. Ice that melts is water.So yes.